September 25, 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 3
@BAL 2 TOR 5
@BOS 3 CAL 4
KCR 1 MIL 7
SEA 6 CHW 9
@MIN 3 NYY 7
CLE 5 TEX 5
OAK 3 HOU 8
@ATL 0 CHC 11
NYM 3 NYM 4
@CHC 3
(10) SDP 8
@CIN 2 STL 4
@PHI 1 PIT 10
MON 4 LAD 11
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Candlestick Park, Attendance: 8,694

Tuesday, September 25, 1979
Time of Game: 2:38

Dodgers

77-80

Won 2

3rd, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         1  8  0   0  0  1   0  0  1   11 14  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  5  2

W: R Sutcliffe (17-9), L: E Halicki (5-8)

Giants

69-88

Lost 1

4th, 19 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lopes 2B                    5   2   1   0    0   0  .263  .838    7    0   2   
T Martinez SS                 5   1   1   0    0   3  .286  .654    4    1   2   SB
S Garvey 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .315  .848   11    5   2   2·2B
  P Guerrero PR-1B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .569    0    3   0   
R Cey 3B                      2   1   1   4    0   1  .283  .892    6    2   0   HR
  M Hatcher PH-3B             3   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .745    0    0   2   
D Baker LF                    3   1   1   0    2   0  .274  .798    6    2   0   
G Thomasson CF                5   2   2   2    0   0  .249  .769    3    0   0   HR,2B
V Joshua RF                   5   1   2   2    0   2  .291  .748    2    5   0   2B
S Yeager C                    5   0   2   0    0   2  .222  .672    5    7   0   2·2B
R Sutcliffe P                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .232  .543    1    2   0   
  B Castillo P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       43  11  14  11    2   9               45   27   8

BATTING

2B: S Garvey 2 (32, off E Halicki, off P Nastu); S Yeager 2 (9, off R Moffitt, off P Nastu); G Thomasson (9, off E Halicki); V Joshua (6, off E Halicki).

HR: G Thomasson (14, off P Nastu; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); R Cey (28, off E Halicki; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: G Thomasson 6; S Yeager 4; S Garvey 4; R Cey 4; V Joshua 3; D Baker; D Lopes; R Sutcliffe; M Hatcher; T Martinez.

RBI: R Cey 4 (81); S Garvey 2 (105); G Thomasson 2 (45); V Joshua 2 (12); R Sutcliffe (16).

2-out RBI: R Cey 4; G Thomasson 2; V Joshua.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Martinez (3, 2nd base off E Halicki/D Littlejohn).

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .729    3    3   0   
  A Holland P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  G Johnston PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .529    0    0   0   
  R Moffitt P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Strain 2B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .251  .600    2    1   1   SB
M Ivie 1B                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .916    5    6   0   
D Evans 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .750    7    2   2   
L Herndon LF-CF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .695    0    1   0   
M Venable RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .176  .498    0    1   0   
J LeMaster SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .620    0    0   2   
D Littlejohn C                2   0   0   0    1   1  .192  .524    0   10   0   
  B Kearney C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
E Halicki P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .477         0   0   
  P Nastu P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .042  .190    0    0   0   
  P Borbon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  T Whitfield PH-LF           2   1   1   2    0   0  .290  .753    0    3   0   HR
Totals                       32   2   5   2    2   5               17   27   5

BATTING

HR: T Whitfield (5, off R Sutcliffe; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: T Whitfield 4; J Strain 2; G Johnston; M Venable.

RBI: T Whitfield 2 (44).

2-out RBI: T Whitfield 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: E Halicki (4); J LeMaster (19).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Strain (8, 2nd base off R Sutcliffe/S Yeager).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Sutcliffe, W (17-9)          7.2   4   2   2    1   3   1   3.52   28   15-10   29· 1· 1    9·10· 1· 4     65    -     0.21   0.07
B Castillo                     1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   1.16    6    0-0     3· 0· 0    0· 2· 1· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   5   1          34   15-10   32· 1· 1    9·12· 2· 4          1-0

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Halicki, L (5-8)             1.2   7   8   3    0   2   1   4.70   14   44-29   17· 5· 7    3· 1· 6· 2     21    -     0.97  -0.41
P Nastu                        3.2   4   2   2    1   4   1   4.32   16    0-0    11· 0· 0    5· 4· 1· 1          1-1    0.04  -0.02
P Borbon                       0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.17    3    0-0     2· 0· 0    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
A Holland                      2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6    0-0     3· 0· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
R Moffitt                      1     3   1   1    0   0   0   7.71    6    0-0     6· 0· 0    2· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14  11   6    2   9   2          45   44-29   39· 5· 7   10·11· 9· 4          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Fields, 1B - Bob Engel, 2B - John McSherry, 3B - Fred Brocklander.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 8,694.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           San Francisco Giants                 
1. D Lopes              2B    1. B North              CF 
2. T Martinez           SS    2. J Strain             2B 
3. S Garvey             1B    3. M Ivie               1B 
4. R Cey                3B    4. D Evans              3B 
5. D Baker              LF    5. L Herndon            LF 
6. G Thomasson          CF    6. M Venable            RF 
7. V Joshua             RF    7. J LeMaster           SS 
8. S Yeager             C     8. D Littlejohn         C  
9. R Sutcliffe          P     9. E Halicki            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-3  123  1   15%  96% R Cey           E Halicki       Home Run; Sutcliffe Scores/unER; Lopes Scores/unER; Garvey Scores/unER; Cey Scores/unER
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  6   11%  63% S Garvey        E Halicki       Double to RF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  -2-  2    9%  76% V Joshua        E Halicki       Double to LF (Line Drive); Thomasson Scores
   t 2   1  0-2  -2-  1    7%  80% R Sutcliffe     E Halicki       Single to CF (Line Drive); Joshua Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  ---  3    6%  67% G Thomasson     E Halicki       Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Halicki facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  D Lopes         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   50%  T Martinez      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  S Garvey        Martinez Steals 2B
   R      -2-  6   63%  " "             Double to RF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores
   O      -2-  5   60%  R Cey           Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   57%  D Baker         Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Sutcliffe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   59%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   56%  J Strain        Single to CF
   O      1--  5   59%  M Ivie          Foul Flyball: 3B
          1--      58%  D Evans         Strain Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   62%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Giants 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Halicki facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   67%  G Thomasson     Double to LF
   R      -2-  2   76%  V Joshua        Double to LF (Line Drive); Thomasson Scores
   O      -2-  5   73%  S Yeager        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  1   80%  R Sutcliffe     Single to CF (Line Drive); Joshua Scores
          1--  1   82%  D Lopes         Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sutcliffe to 2B; Lopes to 1B
   O      12-  2   80%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
          12-  4   81%  S Garvey        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Sutcliffe to 3B; Lopes to 2B; Garvey to 1B
   RRRR   123  1   96%  R Cey           Home Run; Sutcliffe Scores/unER; Lopes Scores/unER; Garvey Scores/unER; Cey Scores/unER
          ---  5   96%  D Baker         Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Philip Nastu replaces Ed Halicki pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1--      99%  G Thomasson     Home Run; Baker Scores/unER; Thomasson Scores/Team unER
   O      ---      98%  V Joshua        Strikeout
                  8 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-9, Rick Sutcliffe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  L Herndon       Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  M Venable       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      99%  J LeMaster      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Philip Nastu facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  S Yeager        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Lopes         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-9, Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  D Littlejohn    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      99%  P Nastu         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  B North         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Philip Nastu facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  T Martinez      Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  S Garvey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Mickey Hatcher pinch hits for Ron Cey batting 4th
   O      ---      99%  M Hatcher       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-9, Rick Sutcliffe facing 2-3-4
                  Mickey Hatcher moves to 3B
   O      ---      99%  J Strain        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  M Ivie          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Philip Nastu facing 5-6-7
          ---     100%  D Baker         Walk
   O      1--     100%  G Thomasson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  V Joshua        Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  S Yeager        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Baker to 3B
   O      -23      99%  R Sutcliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-9, Rick Sutcliffe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Venable       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J LeMaster      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 9, Giants 0.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Philip Nastu facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  D Lopes         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  T Martinez      Strikeout
   R      1--     100%  S Garvey        Double to LF (Line Drive); Lopes Scores
                  Pedro Borbon replaces Philip Nastu pitching and batting 9th; Pedro Guerrero pinch runs for Steve Garvey batting 3rd
   O      -2-     100%  M Hatcher       Foul Flyball: C
          -2-     100%  D Baker         Walk
   O      12-     100%  G Thomasson     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 10, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-10, Rick Sutcliffe facing 8-9-1
                  Pedro Guerrero moves to 1B
          ---     100%  D Littlejohn    Walk
                  Terry Whitfield pinch hits for Pedro Borbon batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  T Whitfield     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Littlejohn to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B; Littlejohn to 3B
   O      --3     100%  J Strain        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 10, Giants 0.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-0, Al Holland facing 7-8-9
                  Al Holland replaces Billy North pitching and batting 1st; Terry Whitfield moves to LF; Larry Herndon moves to CF
   O      ---     100%  V Joshua        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  S Yeager        Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Sutcliffe     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 10, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-10, Rick Sutcliffe facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  M Ivie          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  L Herndon       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 10, Giants 0.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-0, Al Holland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  D Lopes         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  T Martinez      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  P Guerrero      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 10, Giants 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-10, Rick Sutcliffe facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  M Venable       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  J LeMaster      Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--     100%  D Littlejohn    Strikeout
   RR     1--     100%  T Whitfield     Home Run; Venable Scores
                  Greg Johnston pinch hits for Al Holland batting 1st
          ---     100%  G Johnston      Single to P
                  Bobby Castillo replaces Rick Sutcliffe pitching and batting 9th
          1--     100%  J Strain        Single to LF (Line Drive); Johnston to 2B
          12-     100%  M Ivie          Walk; Johnston to 3B; Strain to 2B
   O      123     100%  D Evans         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 10, Giants 2.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Ahead 10-2, Randy Moffitt facing 4-5-6
                  Randy Moffitt replaces Greg Johnston pitching and batting 1st; Bob Kearney replaces Dennis Littlejohn playing C batting 8th
          ---     100%  M Hatcher       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  D Baker         Groundout: SS-1B; Hatcher to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  G Thomasson     Flyball: LF
   R      -2-     100%  V Joshua        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hatcher Scores
          1--     100%  S Yeager        Double to LF; Joshua to 3B
   O      -23     100%  B Castillo      Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 11, Giants 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-11, Bobby Castillo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  L Herndon       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Venable       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  J LeMaster      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 11, Giants 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation